In 1673, Gareth's oldest son Ravyn told his human mate about Were-Hunters, and her village slaughtered everyone in Gareth's patria except him and his sons. Among the dead was Gareth's unbonded mate, who had refused to mate with him so that he would survive if she died. Phoenix, one of Gareth's other sons, murdered Ravyn and they all banished him. They continued to hate him for over three hundred years until Susan Michaels opened their eyes to the importance of family.